on the new install which completes fine. Then while setting up the desktop as desired, MX16 crashed, well, became unresponsive? I waited a couple of hours but it didn't move. This is the third time it's happened so I decided to try to find an answer.

I noticed this because I have been setting up the MX15x32 install for migration according to:viewtopic.php?f=104&t=41195#p402447A couple of days ago I found and removed the MX16 repo to prepare for migration.

Today, after letting the Apt-Notifier do it's thing, a couple of hours later I ran

just to be sure that nothing had changed before looking for the Migrationtool in the MX Package Installer. To my surprise there were beau coup updates? No way!

Checked /sources.lists.d, found the MX-16 repo reinserted and active, again.Curious about this? I suppose it was done on purpose and might fix my 32-bit problem?

My alternatives seem to be: 1) stay with MX15 which is working fine, but I like running the same version on boxes I use, or2) install a snapshot of that MX15, add the MX16 repo back and see how it goes, or 3) reinstall the snapshot of that MX15 on another partition and try the Migration tool, or4) ???

There was an update from Anticapitalista for the apt-mx package today. He updated it for the new mirrors in in France & Germany. That change applies to everybody, so it went into the MX-15 repo, and that must be how the MX-16 repository got added in.Since you have had trouble with MX-16 on that machine you might want to disable the MX-16 repo in the Synaptic Settings -> Repositories screen, and reload.

There will still be updates anyway, because a number of well-tested packages were moved from the MX-15 Testing repo to the MX-15 Main repo.

Since you have had trouble with MX-16 on that machine you might want to disable the MX-16 repo in the Synaptic Settings -> Repositories screen, and reload

I've done that now, and run dist-upgrade. AOK. No errors.

I think, tomorrow night, I'll install the snapshot on another partition, turn the MX16 repo on and dist-upgrade. If it breaks we'll maybe have a better idea for why. It's still Jessie so I expect it to dist-upgrade without too much problem.

Thanks for the info and suggestion.

Last edited by Richard on Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:59 am, edited 1 time in total.

It should migrate. This what I like with Debian and its forks. Migration usually just works and you can keep your system for ages. Use this wonderful snapshot tool and you will be just be fine. It can be done with Clonezilla and pure dd plus gzip, bu I have never seen an easier way to turn everything into a bootable ISO.